Wagenseil - Georg Christoph Wagenseil

Austrian composer. One of the great masters of the First Viennese School, the precursor of the Classical period. Born in Vienna on January 29, he began composing in his teens. In 1735, he received a scholarship on the recommendation of the court conductor J. J. Fux, studied under him, and was appointed court composer in 1739, a position he held for the rest of his life. From 1741 to 1750, he also served as organist in the court chapel of Empress Dowager Christine. He performed his own operas in Venice and Milan, and in the mid-1750s, many of his works were published by publishers in Paris, bringing him international fame. There is also a famous anecdote about the young Mozart playing Wagenseil's Concerto in front of Empress Maria Theresa in 1762. Around 1765, he retired from the court due to gout in his left hand, and devoted himself to composing and teaching. He died in Vienna on March 1, 1777. In addition to operas and oratorios, he composed many symphonies, concertos, and chamber music.

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オーストリアの作曲家。古典派の先駆となった第一次ウィーン楽派の巨匠の一人。1月29日ウィーンに生まれ、10代から作曲を始めた。1735年宮廷楽長J・J・フックスの推薦で奨学金を得、その指導下に学び、39年には宮廷作曲家に任じられて生涯その地位にとどまった。41～50年クリスティーネ皇太后の宮廷礼拝堂オルガン奏者も務めた。ベネチアやミラノで自作のオペラも上演し、50年代中ごろにはパリの出版社から多数の作品が出版されて国際的な名声をかちえた。62年に幼いモーツァルトがマリア・テレジア女帝の前でワーゲンザイルの協奏曲を演奏した逸話も有名。65年ごろから左手の痛風のため宮廷から退き、作曲と教育に専念、77年3月1日ウィーンで世を去った。オペラ、オラトリオのほか多数の交響曲、協奏曲、室内楽曲がある。

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